V-Clip post with pivoting
First Claim
1. A replacement heart valve locking mechanism, comprising:
- a buckle member fixedly attached to a tubular anchor member;
a post member axially translatable relative to the buckle member;
a valve leaflet attached to the post member; and
an actuator member including a pivot pin proximate a distal end of the actuator member, the actuator member being releasably connected to a proximal end of the post member at the pivot pin;
wherein the post member includes a latch portion configured to engage the buckle member such that movement of the post member distally relative to the buckle member is prevented,wherein the post member is reversibly actuatable between a first orientation, wherein the latch portion extends distally from a body portion of the post member in an everted delivery configuration and a second orientation wherein the latch portion extends proximally from the body portion of the post member.
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Abstract
A replacement heart valve may include a tubular anchor member actuatable between an elongated delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration, a buckle member fixedly attached to the anchor member, a post member axially translatable relative to the buckle member, the post member including a latch portion configured to engage the buckle member when the anchor member is in the deployed configuration, an actuator member including a pivot pin proximate a distal end thereof, the actuator member being releasably connected to a proximal end of the post member at the pivot pin, and a valve leaflet attached to the post member. The post member may be disposed distal of the anchor member when the anchor member is in the elongated delivery configuration.
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1. A replacement heart valve locking mechanism, comprising:
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a buckle member fixedly attached to a tubular anchor member; a post member axially translatable relative to the buckle member; a valve leaflet attached to the post member; and an actuator member including a pivot pin proximate a distal end of the actuator member, the actuator member being releasably connected to a proximal end of the post member at the pivot pin; wherein the post member includes a latch portion configured to engage the buckle member such that movement of the post member distally relative to the buckle member is prevented, wherein the post member is reversibly actuatable between a first orientation, wherein the latch portion extends distally from a body portion of the post member in an everted delivery configuration and a second orientation wherein the latch portion extends proximally from the body portion of the post member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A replacement heart valve, comprising:
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a tubular anchor member actuatable between an elongated delivery configuration and a deployed configuration; a buckle member fixedly attached to the anchor member; a post member axially translatable relative to the buckle member, the post member including a latch portion configured to engage the buckle member when the anchor member is in the deployed configuration; an actuator member having a first distally displaced delivery position and a second proximally displaced position; and a valve leaflet attached to the post member; wherein the post member is everted distal of the anchor member when the anchor member is in the elongated delivery configuration and is disposed within the anchor member when the anchor member is in the deployed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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